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outer

[ ou-ter ]

adjective

  1. situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:

    outer garments; an outer wall.

  2. situated farther out or farther from the center:

    the outer reaches of space.

  3. of or relating to the external world.


outer

/ ˈaʊtə /

adjective

  1. being or located on the outside; external
  2. further from the middle or central part


noun

  1. archery
    1. the white outermost ring on a target
    2. a shot that hits this ring
  2. the unsheltered part of the spectator area at a sports ground
  3. on the outer informal.
    on the outer excluded or neglected

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Other Words From

  • outer·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of outer1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; out, -er 4

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Example Sentences

Experts suggested a well-fitting, three-layer mask, with an outer layer that’s tightly woven or even waterproof and with either a built-in filter or a pocket for replaceable filters as the middle layer.

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Many types of bacteria live close to the outer layers of a sea star’s skin.

We love the large the mesh outer pocket, which helps air out soaked clothes.

The outer edge of the cakes should have a bit of spring, though the middle will look slightly wobbly and dipped in the center.

Dotted along the outer rim of the bubbles are proteins, called olfactory receptors.

The twins themselves, played beautifully by Erin Davie and Emily Padgett, are our inner voice and outer voice, says Condon.

Indeed there is a pre-Hispanic ceremonial site located a scant 400 meters from the outer edge of the Otomí Lake & Villas property.

An agent on the outer perimeter radios in that the motorcade is in sight.

Finding good wifi in the Outer Hebrides is about as common as finding someone between the ages of 18 and 30.

The play, which won several Tony Awards when it first premiered in 1979, deals with human dignity and inner and outer beauty.

The menace of a thunder-cloud approached as in his childhood's dream; disaster lurked behind the quiet outer show.

The nine barricaded the outer gates and placed in the best positions guns loaded with grape.

The others stood silent till they heard the outer door of the apartment close behind him.

Dobson, mouth agape, struck a little bell on the desk and the orderly stepped in from the outer room.

The gentleman bows very ceremoniously, and Monsieur St. Ange walks slowly out, and takes a glass of curaoa in the outer room.

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